# Khaled — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Khaled by F. Marion Crawford.

- [I](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/khaled_se/chapters/i.md): Khaled, a genie converted to Islam, stands before Asrael, the angel of death, in the third heaven. After a long wait, Asrael writes his name in the book of the living, making him a mortal man. Khaled recounts his history
- [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/khaled_se/chapters/ii.md): Khaled boldly asks the Sultan for Zehowah's hand in marriage, claiming he has no family or possessions. The Sultan is astonished but impressed by Khaled's wit and sincerity. Zehowah, observing from a lattice, argues that
- [III](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/khaled_se/chapters/iii.md): Khaled and Zehowah are alone for the first time after their wedding. Khaled is struck by Zehowah's beauty and asks for her love, but she responds with formal obedience rather than affection. During the night, the city of
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/khaled_se/chapters/iv.md): Khaled, frustrated by Zehowah's inability to love him, prepares to lead a campaign against the Shammars despite his wounds and her pleas to stay. Zehowah tries to dissuade him with practical concerns, but Khaled insists 
- [V](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/khaled_se/chapters/v.md): Khaled learns of the Sultan's sudden death, returns to Riad, and is proclaimed king. He confronts Zehowah about her lack of love, while Almasta gains the Sultan's favor by demanding the head of the Sultan of Shammar.
- [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/khaled_se/chapters/vi.md): Khaled questions Almasta about Abdul Kerim's death but gets no clear answer. Zehowah tries to coax a confession from Almasta, who feigns grief and ignorance. Khaled, overhearing their conversation, is pleased by Zehowah'
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/khaled_se/chapters/vii.md): Khaled and Zehowah discuss the possibility of Khaled marrying Almasta. Zehowah urges him to take her as a second wife, but Khaled refuses, partly due to his oath and partly because he hopes to provoke Zehowah's jealousy.
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/khaled_se/chapters/viii.md): Almasta tells Abdullah a fabricated story about Khaled being a Persian robber and a Shiyah who plots to deliver Nejed to the Persians. She also recounts a tale of a Tartar robber named Ismaïl who married a king's daughte
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/khaled_se/chapters/ix.md): Khaled reveals his supernatural origin to Zehowah, but she does not believe him. Rumors spread through Riad that Khaled is a Persian and a robber. Zehowah warns him, but Khaled refuses to bribe the people. He confronts t
- [The Bedouin's Plot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/khaled_se/chapters/x.md): A Bedouin visits the Sheikh of the Beggars and proposes a plan to capture Abdullah ibn Mohammed el Herir to save Khaled from destruction. The Sheikh agrees and organizes his beggars to watch for Abdullah, who soon arrive
- [The Beggars' Revenge](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/khaled_se/chapters/xi.md): Abdullah prepares to overthrow Khaled with the support of Bedouin tribes and townspeople, but his plan is overheard by a beggar. The beggars, led by their sheikh, capture Abdullah and his wife Almasta as they attempt to 
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/khaled_se/chapters/xii.md): Khaled, despondent and expecting an attack, sits in the harem with Zehowah. She sings to him, but he is gloomy, believing she does not love him. As the mob besieges the palace, Zehowah confesses her love, and the Angel A

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